LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A national group of state agricultural leaders will meet in Nebraska next week.

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture will meet in Lincoln from Wednesday through next Saturday and celebrate its 100th anniversary.

The head of Nebraska’s Agriculture Department, Greg Ibach (EYE’-bah), has been serving as president of the group.

The group promotes policies that promote American agriculture and protect the environment.

The group’s members will be looking ahead to what the next president and next farm bill might mean for agriculture. And there will discussions of current regulatory challenges farmers and ranchers face.